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Job 14:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Job 14:13

Verse 13 of 22

Scripture focus

O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

Job 14:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Job 14:13

Theological / Devotional

Grave. Heb. she’ol. The dreamless sleep of death was not an object of dread to Job. In his condition he welcomed it. It would be a refuge from the wrath of God. See on Prov. 15:11. Appoint me a set time. This is the turning point in the passage. Job expresses the wish that beyond the sleep of death, at a time when divine wrath had ceased, God would remember him. The human spirit cannot be satisfied with the thought of inevitable extinction. Such a thought leads to the conclusion that life is meaningless.

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